#BlackEducationMatters .- Virtual Protest
On Saturday June 27th at 2PM BST, following our previous London Black Lives Matter virtual protest that enabled…
Black History Features
I’m not your n****: Young people launch hard hitting website on race
Today www.imnotyour.co.uk is launched, revealing the attitudes of a group of young Londoners, from Bollo Brook, West Acton,…
Brendon Batson recalls his younger years in England on National Windrush Day 202
My brother and I first came to England in April 1962, when I was nine and he was…
You Called and We Came: Remembering Nurses of the Windrush Generation
Contrary to popular belief the increased migration to England post war, was not solely the result of peoples…
Prince Charles sends a message to Britain’s Caribbean community on Windrush Day
Today marks the anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in 1948, carrying hundreds of people from…
The government must grant indefinite leave to remain to all international health and care workers who have worked in the UK during the pandemic.
Today on Windrush Day (22 June), a national holiday to honour the British Caribbean community, the RCN is…
The Late James Berry – To Travel This Ship
The arrival of the SS Empire Windrush in June 1948 at Tilbury Dock marked the beginning of post-war…
Cherron Inko-Tariah “The Women who inspire me”
This quote is by one of my favourite heroines, Harriet Tubman. Tubman exhibits all the qualities I admire…
My Mother, Jamaica, Windrush and Me
The article said that it took 13 years for the victim to be recognised as a legal citizen….
Brendon Batson recalls his younger years in England on National Windrush Day 2020
My brother and I first came to England in April 1962, when I was nine and he was…
Racism in Secondary Schools
Runnymede publishes Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools by Dr Remi Joseph-Salisbury of the University of Manchester….
Organisations need to take real action against racism
I waited a little anxiously on the stage as the chair of the conference stood at the podium…
BBM/BMC Marks Make Music Day On Sunday June 21 With The Great BBM Set
On Sunday June 21, the BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress (BBM/BMC) British Black Music Month (BBMM) programming will launch its…
Scratchylus the International Reggae Artist, speaks with Black History 365
International Reggae artist Scratchylus, who is currently No1 on the Reverbnation charts, speaks with Black History 365 about…
7 Actions to Change the History Curriculum
British history is part of a global story, one shaped by migration, race, and the legacies of imperialism….
Parliament and the British Slave Trade
By the end of the 17th century Parliament, with Royal support and backing, had supervised the development of…
Petition for the inclusion of black history in the curriculum
I’ve been working with my peers, Elizabeth and Layla to raise awareness through a petition for changes to…
Black Abolitionists and the end of the transatlantic slave trade
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (1807) gave the Church an opportunity to address the controversial and…
Joy Warmington – When no one’s looking
I have been silent. Not because I haven’t been affected by all that has happened, but because I…
Rhammel O’Dwyer-Afflick – Black Lives Matter, Always.
Devastated by the crippling pain of racist injustice. It was difficult to coin these words because it feels…
